linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] USB: array-index-out-of-bounds in ehci_brcm_hub

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Date:   Tue, 2 Nov 2021 11:25:27 -0400
From:   Alan Stern <stern@...land.harvard.edu>
To:     Haimin Zhang <tcs.kernel@...il.com>
Cc:     gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, linux-usb@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Haimin Zhang <tcs_kernel@...cent.com>,
        TCS Robot <tcs_robot@...cent.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] USB:  array-index-out-of-bounds in ehci_brcm_hub_control

On Tue, Nov 02, 2021 at 03:44:46PM +0800, Haimin Zhang wrote:
> There isn't enough check parameter `wIndex` in the function 
> `ehci_brcm_hub_control`;due to the size of array `port_status`
> is 15, so it may lead to out of bounds.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Haimin Zhang <tcs_kernel@...cent.com>
> Reported-by: TCS Robot <tcs_robot@...cent.com>
> ---
>  drivers/usb/host/ehci-brcm.c | 3 ++-
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-brcm.c b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-brcm.c
> index d3626bfa966b..4ca3eb9fcda9 100644
> --- a/drivers/usb/host/ehci-brcm.c
> +++ b/drivers/usb/host/ehci-brcm.c
> @@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ static int ehci_brcm_hub_control(
>  	unsigned long flags;
>  	int retval, irq_disabled = 0;
>  
> -	status_reg = &ehci->regs->port_status[(wIndex & 0xff) - 1];
> +	if (wIndex && wIndex <= ports)
> +		status_reg = &ehci->regs->port_status[(wIndex & 0xff) - 1];

This isn't quite right because it won't work properly if the upper byte 
of wIndex is nonzero.  You should do something like:

	u32 temp;

	temp = (wIndex & 0xff) - 1;
	if (temp < ports)
		status_reg = &ehci->regs->port_status[temp];

Alan Stern